pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Meerschaum pipe with a long, cylindrical stem made of dark wood, attached to which is a bendy section of dark and light horn, that leads to a dark, horn mouthpiece and two black and brown thread tassels. The bowl is fixed to the stem with a silver fitting, with a silver cap attached to the pipe bowl that depicts deer. The large, plain bowl is light brown.
label: paper with black type

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